208islander
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On my 2017 there is no option in the lighting settings to turn off the daytime running lights.
Is there another way to turn them off?
Is there another way to turn them off?
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Canada requires them .Also in your research, you'll find that not all trucks have them. My '17 Sport doesn't have DRLs or the button to select them. There seems to be no rhyme or reason to it.
I would assume it has to do with what state the truck was originally sold in and their laws, but can't confirm that. Mine came from PA originallyCanada requires them .
If you look on the first post of the AlfaOBD thread there's a "Known Working List" that has the settings to give you the option for turning the DRLs On/Off from the radio.On my 2017 there is no option in the lighting settings to turn off the daytime running lights.
as I stated in my previous post, you can enable that option with AlfaOBDI looked in my settings under the light menu and the DRL is not an option to turn off unfortunately
DRL's are a good thing why turn off
Hmmmm...? I'm in Ontario and my 2014 only runs with its marker lights on during the day and headlights off. When dusk hits they automatically turn on.Canada requires them .
Its a good thing if they use the correct bulb. Correct bulb being either the fog lights or a dedicated DRL bulb (think of GMT800 Chevy trucks). Most of these trucks are configured with no DRL, low beam DRL (at reduced brightness) or turn signal DRL (if equipped with projector headlights). The low beam bulb is the worst bulb to use as the DRL, as you need it to drive at night without blinding others. If someone only drives at in the day and burns out their low beam bulbs with their DRLs, they are screwed if they need to drive at night. Also, low beam DRLs can literally melt the wiring harness to the bulb if the bulb is out and doesn't get replaced. It happened to my friend after I sold him my old 2005 Toyota Corolla with a dead headlight. He never bothered to replace the bulb until like 1 or 2 years after buying the car and found the pigtail to be melted when he went to replace the bulb. The old Corolla used the low beam bulb as the DRL. The turn signal bulb is an awful bulb to use because it burns out the turn signal bulb much faster and can create safety hazards at a stop sign, where someone may use the turn signals to judge right of way. These trucks can also be configured with a high beam DRL, though that has an issue because it makes flashing other motorists less visible.DRL's are a good thing why turn off
Insurance companies give you a discount for having them. At least mine does.Canada requires them .
Physically impossible as once the bulb burns out there is no current going through the wiring to burn up the wiring. More likely the bulb socket was making a bad connection which caused excessive heat and melted the socket up until the bulb went bad.Also, low beam DRLs can literally melt the wiring harness to the bulb if the bulb is out and doesn't get replaced.
most veh use the high beam as the DRLIts a good thing if they use the correct bulb. Correct bulb being either the fog lights or a dedicated DRL bulb (think of GMT800 Chevy trucks). Most of these trucks are configured with no DRL, low beam DRL (at reduced brightness) or turn signal DRL (if equipped with projector headlights). The low beam bulb is the worst bulb to use as the DRL, as you need it to drive at night without blinding others. If someone only drives at in the day and burns out their low beam bulbs with their DRLs, they are screwed if they need to drive at night. Also, low beam DRLs can literally melt the wiring harness to the bulb if the bulb is out and doesn't get replaced. It happened to my friend after I sold him my old 2005 Toyota Corolla with a dead headlight. He never bothered to replace the bulb until like 1 or 2 years after buying the car and found the pigtail to be melted when he went to replace the bulb. The old Corolla used the low beam bulb as the DRL. The turn signal bulb is an awful bulb to use because it burns out the turn signal bulb much faster and can create safety hazards at a stop sign, where someone may use the turn signals to judge right of way. These trucks can also be configured with a high beam DRL, though that has an issue because it makes flashing other motorists less visible.
That just leaves the fog lights on these trucks. Fog lights are not required by the US (and I don't think Canada requires them either). The fog lights aren't necessary to see at night and do very little over the low beams to see in the fog. I do not consider a them a safety bulb because they aren't useful for daily driving. I actually do have the fog light DRL enabled on my truck (originally had no DRLs when I got the truck). Fog light DRLs also have the benefit that you can turn off your headlights in a neighborhood and you don't shine a headlight beam into people's houses while being able to see and be seen.